How to Lower Heating Bills & Costs

This is a popular topic for St. Louis residents, especially when the temperatures outside are plummeting. Rising heating bills are never a pleasant experience, but fortunately, there are things you can do to save energy, promote efficiency, and lower those heating bills. If you are hoping to find ways of lowering your heating bills, one thing that might help is scheduling an annual furnace cleaning and maintenance check on your system. Call Galmiche & Sons today and we can send … Continue reading How to Lower Heating Bills & Costs

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What is a Flame Sensor & What Does It Do?

It may seem like there are endless HVAC components to clean, replace, and worry about. Some of which are so small and out of the way that you rarely notice them doing their job. Still, these components need to work correctly in order to keep your HVAC running smoothly and your home comfortable year round. One such component is the flame sensor. A small piece that communicates between your furnace’s ignition and control board, the flame sensor may appear unassuming … Continue reading What is a Flame Sensor & What Does It Do?

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End of the Season Furnace Repairs You Can’t Afford to Skip

When winter is over and the heating season is done, it can be easy to just turn off the heat, shut it all down, and forget about it until next year. However, this can be bad for the long term health of your heating system. In order to avoid excessive furnace repairs, you should make sure to assess your heating system at the end of the winter. After all, you will be preventing a very bad day in the future … Continue reading End of the Season Furnace Repairs You Can’t Afford to Skip

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Furnace Troubleshooting: What To Do if Your Furnace is Blowing Cold Air

If your furnace is blowing cold air, there are a few different issues that could be responsible. Furnaces rely on many closely interlinked components. That means that furnace issues, such as a furnace blowing cold air, can be difficult to diagnose. If you are not able to figure out why your furnace is blowing cold air, call you HVAC service team for help. Some furnace issues can be dealt with at home, but an important part of furnace safety is … Continue reading Furnace Troubleshooting: What To Do if Your Furnace is Blowing Cold Air

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Furnace Safety Checklist: A Guide to Keep Your Furnace Safe This Winter

Your furnace provides a great deal of value to you and your family. Keeping your home heated through the winter, your furnace is one of the most important investments in home comfort you can make. This is why it is important to make sure your furnace is working correctly and to stay on top of furnace maintenance and furnace safety. You want your furnace to remain a source of comfort rather than becoming a potential risk. One way to keep … Continue reading Furnace Safety Checklist: A Guide to Keep Your Furnace Safe This Winter

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HVAC System Maintenance Tips for the Heating Season

The heating season can be tough on your HVAC system. Even a mild winter can bring new problems to light, especially if your furnace or HVAC unit is older. Thankfully, you can get out ahead of common winter HVAC problems through proper HVAC system maintenance. There is a lot that you can do to keep your heating & air conditioning working well year-round, but regular HVAC system maintenance checks with your service team are important too. DIY HVAC System Maintenance … Continue reading HVAC System Maintenance Tips for the Heating Season

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Do-It-Yourself Tips for Home Heating Efficiency

Improving your home’s heating efficiency is a great idea any time of the year, and there is a lot you can do to keep your heat running smoothly and your energy bills low. For the best results, you should get started well before winter. Fall maintenance checks on your furnace and your home heating efficiency can catch problems before the strain of the winter season. Like most aspects of HVAC quality, high home heating efficiency is best achieved with regular … Continue reading Do-It-Yourself Tips for Home Heating Efficiency

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DIY Furnace Tips to Keep Warm All Winter

You trust your furnace to keep you warm all winter, and with the right maintenance your furnace is sure the be up to the job. There are lot of furnace tips out there to help you get more out of your heating system, save money on energy bills, and make sure your furnace is working smoothly and safely. The best of the furnace tips, though, is simply a bit of preventative maintenance. There is a lot you can do yourself, … Continue reading DIY Furnace Tips to Keep Warm All Winter

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Tips to Trim the Fat & Reduce Energy & Heating Bills this Winter

If you are like most people, the winter season has you looking for ways to reduce heating bills while keeping your home comfortable. There are lots of tips and tricks out there, but the key is to understand how your HVAC system maintains the temperature in your home and what it needs to do this efficiently. You probably know a few ways to reduce your heating bills already, like putting up window insulation and checking for air leaks, but there … Continue reading Tips to Trim the Fat & Reduce Energy & Heating Bills this Winter

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How to Winterize Your Home

Taking steps to winterize your home can really help keep down your heating bills. It is also a good way to avoid headaches like dangerous ice dams forming on your roof, and even furnace breakdowns. So, take some time before the worst cold this season to winterize your home. There are a lot of things you can do to winterize your home yourself, including fixing air leaks and insulating your windows, but other tasks should be left to your professional … Continue reading How to Winterize Your Home

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